Honda ACCORD - 2010
240.3 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2010 is 296.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Honda ACCORD, model year 2010.
Sample size: 1,294 cars, 2,732 tests and 6,564 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 1,294 cars
The 2010 Honda Accord has an overall defect rate of 240 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 18% lower than the average for cars of the same year. This model shows a notable improvement in several categories, particularly in steering, body structure, and equipment, where it performs significantly better than average. As mileage increases, defect rates also rise, but the Accord maintains a relatively low level of defects compared to other vehicles in higher mileage brackets. Overall, the Honda Accord stands out positively for its reliability and lower incidence of serious issues compared to its peers.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 1,294 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 14.0% better
98.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 114.9 / 100 tests
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 34.3% better
11.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.9 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- Steering linkage retaining or locking device missing or ineffective
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▲ 5.4% better
21.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 22.4 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
Lights & Electrics
▼ 8.6% worse
84.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 77.6 / 100 tests
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- Beam image obviously incorrect
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 17.2% better
236.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 285.3 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 54.3% better
16.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 36.3 / 100 tests
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
Equipment
▲ 72.8% better
2.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 68.4% better
10.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 32.3 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 962
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 767
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 351
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 290
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 288
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 251
Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 208
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 193
Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 174
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 151
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 193
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 86
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 77
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 74
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 69
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 62
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 51
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 51
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 44
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 39